We wake up so early that a day in camp feels like two days outside (given most of us wake up about late morning/noon previously).

0530 - Reveille

No one actually wakes up at this time since we need to be water paraded and our strength accounted for by 0545 or we'll get screwed.

0540 - Water parade.

"Bottles out!"
(Echo)
"Caps off!"
(Echo)
"Half full water bottle drink up!"
"The SAF seven Core Values are - Loyalty to Country, Leadership, Discipline, Professionalism, Fighting Spirit, Ethics, Care for Soldiers. Drink up!"
..
"Anybody still drinking?"
"1, 2, no i/c!"
"Caps on!"
(Echo)
"Bottleees down!"
"Apache!"

0545 - 5BX

"2 minutes - Put your black sling bags in the training shed and form up 20 rows in front of me. Move!"
"Move!"

"Front row recover"
"Recover!"
The rest of you, on your feets up"
"*Clap, clap* Apache!"
"Reference row, reference row ready!"
"Ready!"
"Class ready"
"Ready"
"Class moveee out"
"Move!"

"First exercise - Jumping jacks. Jumping jacks in position ready"
"Half-left ready!"
"5 counts of 4!"
(Echos)
"6 counts of 4"
(Louder echo)
"7 counts of 4"
(Even louder echo)
"Exercise begin!"
"1, 2, 3, 4, 2, 2, 3, 4 ... last, 2, 3, 4"
"Recover!"
(Echo)
"High jumper. High jumper in position ready"
"Half-left ready"
"5 counts of 4!"
(Echo)
"Exercise begin!"
"1, 2, 3, 4, 2, 2, 3, 4 ... last, 2, 3, 4"
"Recover!"
(Echo)
"Squat benders. Squat benders in position ready"
"Ready!"
"5 counts of 4!"
(Echo)
"Exercise begin!"
"1, 2, 3, 4, 2, 2, 3, 4 ... last, 2, 3, 4"
"Push up in position ready"
"*Clap, clap* Apache! 1, 2, ready!"
"5 counts of 4!"
(Echo)
"Exercise begin!"
"1, 2, 3, 4, 2, 2, 3, 4 ... last, 2, 3, 4"
"Crunches change!"
"Change!"
"5 counts of 4!"
(Echo)
"Exercise begin!"
"1, 2, 3, 4, 2, 2, 3, 4 ... last, 2, 3, 4"
"Recover"
"*Clap, clap* Apache!"

"Whole lot, form up in your platoon level on the red track. Platoon1, 2, 3 and 4. I give you 1 minute. Move"
"Move!"

Running in the morning's pretty sian. To think we have to go through this shit everyday. =/

Anw, we booked out rather early this time round (4.5 days of rest!) due to New Year's Day. The next long weekend for us will be CNY in Feb. Maybe we can laugh at the enhanced batch people =P

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